It mandates a national health insurance program (NHIP) as the means for the healthy to help pay for the care of the sick and for those who can afford medical care to subsidize those who cannot.

Additionally, the law mandates that it shall be compulsory for all provinces, cities and municipalities but notwithstanding the existence of LGU-based health insurance programs.

The law states that the program “shall be compulsory in all provinces, cities and municipalities nationwide, notwithstanding the existence of LGU-based health insurance programs” adding that the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation, the DOH, LGUs and other agencies and NGOs “shall ensure that members in such localities shall have access to quality and cost-effective health care services.”

Bacolod City Representative Anthony Golez said that the RA 10606 will ensure that all Filipinos, especially the poorest of the poor, will get health insurance coverage from the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth).